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Review: Waves

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many full wavelengths are this wave?

a)

16

b)

10

c)

8

d)

6

2.

A transverse wave travels from left to right. The graph below shows how the displacement of a particle in a medium varies with time. What is the amplitude of the oscillation?

a)

10 cm

b)

5 cm

c)

0 cm

d)

0.75 cm

3.

A transverse wave travels from left to right. The graph below shows how the displacement of a particle in a medium varies with time. What is the period of the oscillation?

a)

1.0 s

b)

0.75 s

c)

0.5 s

d)

0.25 s

4.

The wavelength is represented by which letter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

The wave crest is represented by which letter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of 0.25 m. The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz. What is the speed of the wave?

a)

3.00 m/s

b)

0.75 m/s

c)

2.5 m/s

d)

1.25 m/s

8.

A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

34 m/s

b)

3400 m/s

c)

3400 Hz

d)

34 Hz

9.

High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.

a)

varying

b)

the same

c)

high

d)

low

10.

The speed of sound in wood is ____ the speed of sound in water

a)

slower than

b)

the same as

c)

faster than

d)

depends on the temperature

11.

If a musical note is played loudly and then softly, the louder sound would have similar amplitude than the soft sound

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The frequency of the sound wave determines its pitch

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Light waves travel in longitudinal wave

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What are the three primary colors of light?

a)

Red, Blue, Yellow

b)

Red, Blue, Green

c)

Green, Blue, Yellow

d)

Cyan, Yellow, Magenta

15.

What color do you perceive when all of the primary colors of light are mixed together with an equal intensity?

a)

Black

b)

gold

c)

White

d)

yellow

16.

Mixing red and blue light gives you...

a)

cyan

b)

yellow

c)

magenta

d)

purple

17.

Two colors of light that add together to form black light are called complementary colors.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Complementary colors are two colors that

a)

are next to each other on the color chart.

b)

produce white light when added together.

c)

are primary colors.

d)

look good together.

19.

Electromagnetic waves

a)

need a medium to travel through

b)

can travel through a vacuum

20.

What percentage of colors makes white light?

a)

100% of red, green, and blue

b)

100% of red, blue, and yellow

c)

0% of red, green, and blue

d)

50% of all colors